Top Quark Definition

tŏp
noun
A type of quark with a mass of c. 176 to 199 GeV/c2, a positive charge23 that of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness.
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Other Word Forms of Top Quark

Noun

Singular:
top quark
Plural:
top-quarks

Top Quark Sentence Examples

  • The high energy makes the Tevatron the only collider capable of directly producing and thereby measuring the properties of the massive top quark.

  • The top quark was finally discovered in April 1995 at Fermilab.

  • Failure to find the top quark would distrupt the current theory of basic particle physics.

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Words Starting With

TTOTOP

Words Ending With

KRKARK

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